8 arrested in northwest Iowa while protesting Dakota Access pipeline
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Paul Hammel
In northwest Iowa, eight people protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline through the Hawkeye State were arrested on Saturday for trespassing.
The arrests came at a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa, where protesters were allowed to set up a “Farmers Dissent Camp” a week ago to object to the pipeline and the use of eminent domain to obtain sections of the route.
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed that arrests had occurred in the county on Saturday.
“People are very frustrated. They feel like they’ve been betrayed by their public officials. So we’ve resorted to nonviolent protest,” said Ed Fallon of Des Moines, the head of Bold Iowa, a cousin of Bold Nebraska, which fought the Keystone XL pipeline in the Cornhusker State.
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